Tournament: Sporktoberfest - Colorado Springs, CO October 17 & 18

Sporktoberfest is the official annual tournament of the DDR Encore website and series. It is a huge event that takes place at Biggs in October featuring gala prizes and several different tournaments. Sporktoberfest 2008 was a huge success but now we intend to make Sporktoberfest one of the most recongized tournaments in the nation wide dance game community.

Each set of rules are divided up by each event. In addition we also have a master rules which takes care of making sure everyone plays fair and nice with each other while visiting Bigg's. Don't worry the official documents are big, but as long as you are good at heart and play your best you will have the time of your life!

Official Master Rules

Basically here is the lowdown to our master rules:

HAVE FUN! Give your fellow players the same respect you expect of them and be fair and honest to one another.
As the player or a spectator please listen to the tournament officals in order to make sure everyone's experience at Sporktoberfest is the best. Also be sure to obey the rules of the house.
No Gambling on the outcome of matches please!
Don't be late for your matches.
No match concessions
You can leave at any time, but we will be very sad if you leave early.
Dress appropriately, wear good shoes for the dance games, and no guns, knifes, swords, maces, alochol, drugs, tobacco product, weapons of mass destruction, or spam.
Cheaters and unsportsmanlike persons will be removed... period!

Official Dance Dance Revolution Heavy Singles Rules

This set of rules covers the main event, DDR Heavy Singles. This is probably your main reason for attending Sporktoberfest so be sure to carefully check these rules out!

Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
Double elimination with pre-qualification
64 Players max into the main event
All songs are on Heavy Singles
Qualification song to be announced
Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests

Official Dance Dance Revolution Standard Singles Rules

If you are not quite ready to take on the best players in the nation in our main event, we still want you to come play in our tournament just for you. Check out our tournament just for Standard level players.

Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
Double elimination with pre-qualification
32 Players max into the main event
All songs are on Standard Singles
Qualification song to be announced
Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests

Official Dance Dance Revolution Heavy Doubles Rules

On Sunday, challenge yourself to the increased difficulty of playing head to head on Doubles! This tournament truly tests the DDR professional!

Will be played on our two DDR Encore machines
Double elimination with pre-qualification
32 Players max into the main event
All songs are on Heavy Doubles
Qualification song to be announced
Matches are best 2 out of 3 with players taking turns choosing songs and third song will be on randomly selecting any DDR Encore song and you can't pick the same song twice!
Scoring is Perfects 2 points, Greats 1 points, Goods 0 points, Boos -2 Points, Misses -6 points, and O.K.s 2 points. Highest score wins.
Bar hugging okay and will awknowledge pad repair requests

Official Dance Dance Revolution Song List Details

Here you can learn what songs we will have available when you come play any Dance Dance Revolution event at Sporktoberfest!

All songs from the following games are included in the list.

Dance Dance Revolution 1st Mix - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix - Arcade
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6th Mix - Arcade
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7th Mix - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution X - Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass - Solo Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 - Solo Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix - U.S. Playstation
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation 2
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution X - U.S. Playstation 2
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix - U.S. X-Box
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - U.S. X-Box
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 - U.S. X-Box
Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 - U.S. X-Box
Dance Dance Revolution Universe - U.S. X-Box 360
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2 - U.S. X-Box 360
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 - U.S. X-Box 360
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party - U.S. Wii
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 - U.S. Wii

The songs from these kinds of DDR games are not in the official song list unless they have appeared in a game listed above.

Any songs exclusive to Dance Dance Revolution Club Mix
Any songs exclusive to Japanese Dance Dance Revolution Home Versions
Any songs exclusive to European Dancing Stage versions
Any songs exclusive to special edtions of Dance Dance Revolution like Disney Mix, Mario Mix, Oha Super Kids Station, etc.
The following songs from DDR 5th Mix will not be permitted: Hot Limit*, B4U Glorius Style, Dynamite Rave Long Ver.

*The DDR Universe version of Hot Limit will be selectable

Myst's YouTube DDR Freestylers Video Contest (2-22-09)

Myst's YouTube DDR Freestylers Video Contest During September 1st through October 7th, freestyle DDR players can submit their best and original video on YouTube to our site for a chance to win a cool prize at Sporktoberfest. All you have to do is submit a video that is 5 minutes or less of any Dance Dance Revolution song of you (and a partner if you have one in your routine) performing a freestyle routine to. The best videos (judged on Player's style, performance, and video quality) will be showcased at the Sporktoberfest event and on the DDR Encore website. The top three videos will receive cool prizes. You do not have to come to Sporktoberfest to claim prizes for this contest, but we would love it if you do so we can see your routine in person!

Just remember your video must be less than five minutes, hosted only on www.youtube.com and the title (not description) must have the words "Sporktoberfest Freestylers Video" in it along with any other info. Your video must be original and new and not previously shown in YouTube, any other website, or used in any other contest. Somewhere in the video please mention our site or our event Sporktoberfest, like saying "This video was made for DDREncore.com". You must play using any version of Dance Dance Revolution (home version or arcade) but not any other dance game. Please do not use subtitles or other enhancements to your video. Costumes, matching apparel, or props is recommended if applicable to the song you are playing. Good luck everyone! Submission page will be online September 1st, 2009.

Where is Sporktoberfest?

We are proud to announce that Bigg's Family Fun Center is the home of Sporktoberfest again for 2009. Bigg's is Colorado's hottest place to play DDR and several other Bemani games! You can find Bigg's in Colorado Springs just off of Interstate 25 just off Woodman Exit. Precise directions are below. For more information about Bigg's please visit their official website for details.

The address for Bigg's

Mr. Biggs Family Fun Center
5825 Mark Dabling Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Directions from common routes

From the North or South:
From I-25 take the Woodman Rd. Exit, go west on Woodman to Corporate Drive, make a left and head to Mark Dabling Blvd. Turn right and travel southbound about 2 miles on Mark Dabling to Mr. Biggs (on the left hand side of the road.)
From the East:
Take Austin Bluffs Pkwy until it changes into Garden of the Gods Road and continue to Mark Dabling Boulevard (1/2 mile west of Nevada Ave.). Turn right, go approximately 1.5 miles to Mr. Biggs (on the right).

For more information on hours, prices, and other services at Bigg's Family Fun Center Please Visit their website at http://www.becooldoright.com and click the Colorado Springs location.

When is Sporktoberfest?

Sporktoberfest is set for October 17th and 18th this year. Details on schedule of events will be announced soon.

How much does it cost to participate in Sporktoberfest?

There is a $15 dollar entry fee for each event at Sporktoberfest. Internet contests are free to enter. All entry fees are used toward venue costs and providing prizes for the players. The DDR Encore team does not collect royality or profit from hosting this event.

Official Website
The official website for this event can be found at http://www.ddrencore.com/sporktoberfest.html

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I already mentioned this elsewhere, but I'll be playing barefoot if I show up.

Also, post this on r21freak.com.

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That rule is in place to meet Bigg's requirement of the Colorado Health Law to enforce a No Shirt No Shoes No Service policy. How much we enforce it is up to Razma (the arcade tech and tournament organizer) and the rest of Bigg's management. Besides as a arcade operator myself at another arcade, I don't like cleaning out the human flesh from the pads as much as the next guy. But that is another topic. ;)

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My other choice for footwear is a pair of monster hiking boots that turn my scores into trash. Plus they're monster hiking boots, which many people consider more damaging to machines. Maybe I'll pick up some other shoes between now and then, but probably not.
I don't leave flesh behind on the pads. In all my months of playing barefoot, I've only torn the skin on a foot once.
Plus I'll be out in the second round (because it's double elimination), so it won't matter that much anyway.

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Now don't hammer yourself down like that. Just start practicing as much as you can until then. I have been playing for two hours virtually every day to be ready.

By the ways we are hosting a raffle on our site to help boost prize funds for the event. First up I have a collection of Dancemania CD's (1 through 10 & Delux3) up for grabs. Check out http://www.ddrencore.com/sporktoberfest.html for details.

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I know my skills, and I know the skills of the local players, and there aren't any local players that I seriously think I can do better than.
Plus I haven't been able to practice this month due to an injured ankle.
But that's not important.

About the theme: Is it a pure DDR theme, or are there ITG options like Hide Background and Mini/Tiny and 2.5x/3.5x/4x? A more ITG or SM4-like noteskin (no transparent part in the center of the arrow)? I'm just wondering because I know I score better with more opaque arrows, dimmer BG, and the right speed mod/mini combination.

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It is a very pure setup, for the tournament, the options will be as official as the DDR X arcade game. (Basically the most significant change there will be a 2.5x speed modifier. Other than that it is pretty well as it is seen in DDR SuperNOVA.) The gameplay screen of the theme, looks very much like the SuperNOVA series of games, however for the tournament a dance point scoring system is used, so your score is going to look like 523 points or 467 points depending on song by the time you are done with the song. Beyond that the other screens are well, blue with a touch of green.

Okay here is the new announcement. Pre-registration is now online. Simply head for the official mini-site where you can fill out a form online telling us who you are what you want to play and what not. This will get you through the line faster come October 17th where all you have to do is just pay your entry fees and boom you are in. Also please be aware that if you pre-register now that you will be entered to win our first door prize. Once again details on the site:

http://www.ddrencore.com/sporktoberfest.html

Bit of updates in reguards to the tournament. First off our first raffle is almost done. In case you have not heard we are raising prize funds for our event and to help with that we are raffling off a collection of Dancemania CDs (11 of them to be exact) head to DDREncore.com to check that out.

Also there is only about two weeks left to enter my Freestyling Youtube Video Contest. Right now I don't have any entries yet but I do know of people working on a video. Nevertheless I want everyone across the net being able to take part in this contest.

Registrations are filling in quick already. Remember while we are not capping the event (unlike some other supposedly big tournament *cough cough*) we do have a 64 player cut (for our expert singles event) after the qualifier. We recommend taking the time to visit the site to register to let us know you are coming. Registering means less wait time in the line to get in because we will have all of your information already. You just pay the entry fees and get in.

Don't forget as well you can enter a doubles tournament and a Beatmania IIDX 16th Style Empress tournament as well. All of this and more at the official Sporktoberfest minisite!

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this sounds 10x better than the DDR US Championships. Too bad it's so far away from me If I didn't have a fiance and a life I'd get a few buddies and get a hotel up there to attend the event.

So, yeah, I leave for this tomorrow morning. Wish me luck or something. I'll make sure to record all the rounds I compete in. Probably get stomped and knocked out in the second round on singles and doubles. Yay double elimination.

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Way to have faith in yourself. :\

Well, whatever the outcome, good luck.

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There are like, 2 songs on the score tracker here where I rank in the top 20%, maybe not even that many. So I think my expectation is reasonable.

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Good luck to you

Tournaments can somewhat be unpredictable, so expect the unexpected pretty much...

...unless you know of someone that can AAA/quad every song on the machine with no problem, or something along those lines >_>.

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I was there for the heavy singles portion of the tournament. I intended to do doubles but got swamped with homework, so that kind of fell through.

It was a pretty fun event, glad I made it down to the Springs for it. I won one round somehow, I was happy about that.

People sure picked some ridiculous songs to play though. With Chris K vs. X, they did TLOM first, followed by Paranoia Hades which both players failed, and as a random song, they got MAX 300 SMMM. That was the most retarded set I saw while I was there, but I had to skip out early so I could make my two-hour-long drive while still conscious.

Kyzentun did much better than he expected, too. He made it through at least 4 or 5 rounds, I believe.

After I got knocked out I had lots of fun playing on the Beatmania The Final machine that was set up.

Anyways, it was tons of fun, definitely looking forward to Sporktoberfest next year, too.

Chris K. here!
Totally agree with you. X and I love boss songs but paranoia hades was not a nice song with The legend of MaxX. I will have to say that the 300 Super Max Me Song was a really good match.

I've sent spork ALL the photos I took from day one but here's the best of the bunch.
Day 1 Pictures

The videos will be given to spork on wednesday and he'll chop them up and post them later on.

I had to miss day 2 due to a certian emergency but It was a fair turnout. I don't believe this is a nation wide tournament yet but next year will be something to talk about.

13th out of 31 on singles (out in the 4th round).
2nd out of 6 on doubles.
I'll start the videos of the final doubles round uploading, but I'm going to sleep before they finish. Just check my channel in a few hours, sorry they're so dark.

Thanks for all your encouragement guys.

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If only 6 more turned up in singles...

Anyway, congrats. Especially on the 2nd place.

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